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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-30

the decision might havo bsen published but he under
stood that the unanimous In Its finding whicn
evidence OF the pconestabc position OF the defence
Mr. stckaey said that tho motion to admit Mr. Sharp to
bali would be made soon as the decision had been
fled In tho Court oyer and Terminer He did not be-
lieve that there would be retrial Of the case
John Parsons, also OF Shsrps counsel said that he
extremely gratifed. al could not see'
lie added, how tho decision could be Otherwise
as the tho trial were apparent
any compepent criminal lawyer We will make mo-
ton to admit the defendant to bail as soon as possible
and do not belle We tina it will be seriously opposed
Ex-Judgo William Fullerton. who appeared as counsel
In the trial part IN court said: am not IN
surprised 1t is impossible TO see how the de
cision could have been otherwise The tendsncy OBJ
servable for time to strip accused by pubic
camor OF his constitutional righ Is has in this action of
the Court Of Appeals received check the results OF
which fan be nefcia In the future The ad
mission of testimony declared Improper ~ the court
manlfetly wrong and was In such glaring dlsre
gard the rights OF the defendant that should have
been surprised II the decision had not been unanimous
NO SURPRISE TO Ex-JUDGE NELSON
ExJudge Homer A. Nielsen said that decision Of the
Court Of Appeals not matter OF SURPRISE to him. for
he had carefully watched the trial and noted the errors
pointed out by the dscisisn they were made. He
added: " think the cool, deliberate Judgment OF
the court will be accepted right and by thoughtful
people generally Certainly will be By all good law
he had been tried BY the decree of the Appel
late Conrt that part OF the evidence upon which the
prosecution mainly relied to convict him will bs exclud
ed Ill the trial. If 1t takes place which Will DO
great adv autage to the defendant Mr.. Sharp can be
balled az the judrmeat just rendered mas
been filed in tho court below dc not believe that pail
unreasonable in amount will be Insisted on now.
Richard = Nswcombe, who was counsel for Jaehne ana
McQuadc said thai he had noticed that the Court had
found admission Of he testimony Of the de-
the effect that or the accused had fled to
Canada In the sharp case the District Attorney said
at he hali N 70
cxcusng himself for net producing tine Canadian RET
In tho McOuads case he said that he introduced
the evidence Ter the purpose OF subsiantapg the
Testimony OF Duffy and Fullgraf II 1t error III the
Sharp ~ introduce this testimony 1t would much
more be error in the McQnadc case
Little Peter Mitchell who throughout the trial seemed
pulled with the coscst that the real burden OF
the defence carried upon his narrow and feeble
shoulders struted around Ludlow Street jail and about
the and hotels yesterday posing If he were the
gua and only defender and preseryer or sharp. AMI
ready TO tell reporters aud e's whom no cond
get to listen TO MIN what nd1rful things he had done
bring about tho decision of tho Court of Appeals
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-30
HOYORIN0 AN RMENIAN PAINTER.

ST. Petersburg papers announce tho following item !
On the 9th of November, tho Jubilee Of Ayvazovshy
tho renowned marine painter, celebrated with great
ecla at the Academy Of Fine Arts of st. Petersburg Tho
Grand Duke Vladimir Alex androvitch prcsiied, and
after eulogstc speech bestowed with his own hands
on Nh Ayv Asovsky Ne decoration nj Vladimir Of tAe
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-30

0EN POWELES BROTHER SHOOTS Az EDITOR
REDWOOD CITY. Cal. Nov. 20 =. 5. smith. Editor Of
The R,lrOpd Times and Gd,ne. shot this afternoon
by Dr. L. +. Powell. OF this place. The shooting grew
out 81 the publication OF article by smith, in which
P.well was charged with detaudiug widow. Smith Is
In critical condition Powell placed under arrest.
lie Il, .al No brother OF General T. T.. Powell. Demo
ELF
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-30
Inn '''''i"N' 'i'N VIZ III HON 40
OF tho legislative nteHt Of secuoa 70 OF tao Peaal


WA 81 INC L.ssatnro a. expressed In section 20 and
the '.n'utniipn aud Ne now 10 csnstrue that section in
accordance WITH tho legislative iutsht In exposition
fun effect to be given 10 that aenton and. II pss,.
bio i force aud validity 10 every wsri. no part
That the case - brought literally within the language Of
the section 40. SUPRA. sharp wAsa person On,ndlng
latiop TO bribery 'ic accused aud has been con.
vesd OF giving "A bnbe Ito was. therefore a. allied
witness Against whom Why against another
person s.. offending that Il another person
aing 10 bribery nc was In fact witness before the
csmintee In relation 10 bribery Was he a witnsss
against another person
Tho the last inquiry by showing that tho
Aldermen were practically accused by the resolutions
appointing tho senate Committee. The committee was
appointed 10 investigate all tho actions the Beard Of
Aldermen Ia relation 10 tue granting Of the broadway
franchise and TO prosecute Its invsstigatons In all
directions CLEARLY" Judge Danforih there IA
10 b- Investigations H. The language Of sect 70 of
nucnco INN In the or powers III. commit
tee were to ascertain thrsng tho .Jryug psr,on, ,d
papers whether tho charge WA well III founded.
Whoever gave ovdsnca before them attended up-n an
connne limit The meaning which the word, ,I.sd by
the legislature usually express, II Is impossible 10 say
that the case /. not within tho STATUTE"
Tss counsel FOR Tho people argued that the "nvesti
CATION, IN The mind of The Legislature. did net lncuds
an Investigation directed by Isef and conducted fhrog
its committee. bur but only "inve.igation In tho
course of criminal persecution. Upon that contradiction
the court. the Judgment of the court below was
pu'" Several pages OF the decision occupied IN tho
discussion % The meaning OF the word
The court holds that the contention of the prosecution Is
opposed 10 the plain meaning Of the words invest
CATION The history OF the Legislation Ia this State on
the subject OF bribery is given 70 show that the Lops
than those In thu course OF crinnsl prosecu-
tons The caso befere u.s. says the Court is not
unable to find any doubt nmb guilty IN It's language
which should deprive the defendant Of construction
used" The questions put 10 sharp pertinent tho
Court and II the observations made ii ths spnisA
Wichita eagle., 1887-04-22

HBrick" Murdoch the gas reservoir of
the Wichita EAGLE is dissipating with Jay
Gould in the latter gentleman's private car,
while his gubernational boom is accumu-
lSting new vigor There is not q man in
the state We would prefer to see clothed
with executive power than Marsh, and we
hope TO see the newspapers throughout the
state give him q fresh boost semi. occasion
ally. We hope TO see his gubernational
boom continue, but if he persists in keep
ing company with the mouse trap paten-
tee We must call halt. '-Caldwell
Journal.
We entirely agree with your every word,
following the last conjunctive but There
Is total lack of cousonance in the two
things and until the bond of unity between
the mouse-trap patentee and the Brick has
materially slackened it would be the thing
for the Journal to ease off on the boos,
which leads so directly TO executive power
Boom. are handy things to have around
but the same boom cannot be relied upon
TO build town. and make governor It's
the rail splitter rather than the occupant of
special car that the old fashioned voters
delight to honor. 1t may prove differen,
with the female suffragists. however, but,
they are already committed against US.
Wichita eagle., 1887-04-22
THAT UNFAIR BUSINESS.

To the Editor OF the Eagle.
After reading the secretarys letter and
r. E. Lawrence's statement, l have a
clearer understanding of the situation, al
though it is about as I surmised.
The motive Of the noble few who
loaded themselves with the additional stock
was, under the circumstances, as pro-
tective measure for the life Of the society,
and for the best interests of the county,
proper enough. But since this stock was
not paid for until after the grounds were
sold, and will probably only be paid for
by simply deducting from the dividend.
and since the object for which this extra
stock was taken has passed away and the
society dissolved and nothing now remains
but the glittering gold. "the barl." all
rights to dividend on that stock are gone,
too.
The building Of hospital, or even the
founding of home for INDECENT stock
holders, would hardly atone for grab in
the "barl." The only honorable course
is the one pursued by r. E. Lawrence
give it I'D. J.'J. BECKER.
Wichita eagle., 1887-04-22
DON'T LIKE OUR GRAMMAR.

Wichita claims to be building nine differ
ent colleges at once, and judging by the
kind of grammar used by one of the news
papers of that coming great" town, it will
be none too many to supply the local edu-
cational requirements. Chicago Journal.
The article referred to, and which was
copied by the New York Tribune, never
appeared in either of the Wichita papers
However, it is an old saying, that none are
more keenly alive to the advantages of an
education than those who have been de-
prived of it, which may account for the
unanimity with which the Wichita editors
have advocated the founding of colleges
and universities at Wichita.
But, there is another side to these flip
words of the Chicago scribbler, which will
not fail to impress even the casual reader,
and that is, the criticism appears in a
journal published in city which has been
ruled by Garter Harrison for years and
where party politics and party methods are
dominated by socialism and anarchy,
whose weapon is dynamite rather than
pri nciples expressed in grammatical sen
fences
Wichita eagle., 1887-04-22
OUR COLLAPSE.

A hundred is low estimate of the mum
Der of papers that are crying out every
issue that Wichita is busted" 1.-The Wich
ita boom has flatted," ''the bottom has
dropped out of Wichita" ETC., etc. One
man writes us from Iowa to know why we
don't "denounce these liars in every issue u
Another says Il thought there might be
something to it until l noticed in the
EAGLE that the undivided deposits in one
Wichita bank amounted to 81 Ago, 700 Al. E"
We'll, we don't know who can better at
ford to smile over these matters than
Wichita herself. The truth is that within
the entire bounds of the United States there
is no town or city where prosperity and
growth equals that OF this same busted
town. A very few months will dispel all
this nonsense and Wichita will stand re-
vealed in her true colors as one of the COM
ing great cities Of the continent.
Go on with your racket, gentlemen, if
YOU find it either profitable or funny.
Wichita eagle., 1887-04-22
TIE Law AND THE FARMER.

The New York Times contains a COM
munication from Minneapolis, Mimi, in
which the bad effect of the interstate law
Gas interpreted by the railroad companies)
upon the farmers is depicted On its face
the interstate commerce law promised to
make the farmer richer. In reality it will
force the farmer to the wall. The lower
ing of local and raising Of through rates
will not benefit him. The farmer of the
northwest, as rule, does not stand on
his own bottom He is in debt
and generally to the buyers of his
crops. His creditors who live here find
that grain freights have been increased
without proportionate rise in the price of
flour. The great millers do not propose to
pay the difference. The farmer must pay
it. The difference is a serious matter.
Before the law went into effect the flour
rate between Minneapolis and Chicago was
7 12 cents. Now ON all the roads except
the Chicago, Burlington & Northern it is
IS cents Six railroads connect that city
with Chicago Five of them do local as
well as through business In order 10
make money out of the local
traffic, and at the same time
raise the through rate proportionately,
they have made the latter Is cents. The
Chicago, Burlington & Northern has no
local business and has made the Chicago
rate 10 cents. The millers can neither af-
ford to pay IS cents without squeezing the
farmers to death, nor, under normal con-
ditions. can the Chicago, Burlington &
Northern carry all the through freight At
present it can take the business, but there
is an immense amount of milling in
transit. "-Commonwealth.
Wichita eagle., 1887-04-22
MEN AND ISSUES FOR 1888

Troy. \. Y. Telegram (Rep.): Chauncey
N. Depew would make a presidential can
didate who would go like whirlwind
through the Empire state.
Lynchburg, Va. News, Dem.): II the
solid south is not broken until the negroes
vote the democratic ticket it will remain
solid for several decades TO come.
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette, (Rep. J:
We have urged that Blaine and Sherman
should be, as they are. friends; that one of
them should be the republican candidate.
San Francisco Chronicle, (Rep.): Ger
tainlv the democracy could not make o
more ridiculous combination than Cleve-
land and Villas, or one which would be
easier TO beat.
New York Graphic, DEM: Cleveland
has much of the strength that Lincoln had.
and the carpisgs of small-souled fault
finders hurt him as little as the buzzings
of insects.
Memphis Avalanche Dem J: For seven
bitter wears the southern people had taste
Of solid negro rule aud il would D. insane
folly if they should disband and return
agsin to the terrible experience.
Portland Oregonian, Qnd }: As passion
has now subsidized and prejudice begins to
disappear. there is opportunity for the Re
publican party TO commend itself to the
south; and for this work there Is no fls'er
man than John Sherman.
New York Herald, Qnd }: II kepubli-
cans should shox the country in tcSS thai
four wears in the purifying sir Of minority
had 50 utterly failed TO teach them good
sense as 70 nominate NJ. Blaine again, they
need not expec; success, IL: only disss-
trous defea;
Wichita eagle., 1887-04-22
PowDERLY TALKS AGAIN.
In q recent interview Powderly described
the standard of Knight of Labor as fol-

In recent interview Powderly described
the standard of Knight of Labor as fol-
lows:
lin such great body as the Knights OF
Labor mistakes and misunderstanding
will arise. We have all classes OF men.
and sometimes in the heat of passion they
are liable to do something which is not al
together proper; but better day IS COM
ing, and the day is not far distant when we
shall do business on harmonious basis.
The Knights of Labor is no place for
the anarchists and revolutionists. We
don't want them in the order. We
can't afford to have them. Our orgsniza-
ton is not mere machine to order strikes;
1t is school for the laboring classes. They
must be taught their duties. They are
being taught every day. The membership
is improving l can see it. Intelligent
men are coming to the front In all the as
semblies. This is what expected would
be the case when we got on firm footing.
Members are getting to know each other
better This makes their interests COM
mon. What is good for one is good for
the other. There are fewer talks of boy
colts. Intelligent action rules. and intelli-
gence among the members is what is going
to make the Knights of Labor stronger
than they ever were"
Wichita eagle., 1887-04-22
OUR PINE LANDS.

1t has not been many years since every
foot of lumber sold in Kansas was white
pine and came from the pineries of the
north; today the yellow pine of Arkansas
has driven the white pine from the market
almost, and when our railroad is finished
to Wichita, giving us the short haul, we
will again give them another cut that will
give US the entire lumber trade of western
Kansas. We are situated in the midst
Of the finest pineries of the south.
and really this is the natural distrib-
uting point for this immense trade,
and the day is near at hand when
Fort Smith will be in the south what Han
nibal, Missouri, was ON the Mississippi
river, the lumber headquarters. Already
the lumber men of the north are casting
their eyes this way and are buying large
tracts of pine lands. They realize the
inevitable and are not setting down and
mourning, but are up and working to
change their base when necessity requires
it, and that time is upon them. The
southern pine lands today are worth more
than the pine lands of Wisconsin and Mich
igan. TT. Smith Daily Tribune.
Wichita eagle., 1887-04-22

Hartford Courant (Rep): 1t is early
days yet to attempt any figuring on the
results of Senator Sherman's visit to the
solid south, but there is general agree
ment that it is the most interesting recent
incident in our politics.
Pittsburg Post Dem): Judging Penn
sylvania by what appears to be the senti-
ment of the people today, Mr. Cleveland
will receive the vote Of the state without
question, and with very little fort by his
friends. The drift is all toward him.
New York Times Qnd): Whether Mr.
Cleveland can be renominated or not, we
do not say; but it is entirely plain that all
the signs of Independence lately manifest
ed in the Democratic ranks make it as
certain as anything can be that no other
Democrat can be elected.
Toledo Blade (Rep): Sherman stands a
better show than any Republican leader
who can be mentioned of carrying New
York His transcendant financial ability.
when secretary of the treasury, gave him
the confidence of the business men of the
metropolis, and that confidence is still I'M
impaired.
Philadelphia North American Rep J;
What to do with the labor party in 1858
will bother the Democratic managers more
than all other difficulties put together The
fight is to be made in New York and If a
labor candidate for president polls half the
vote in New York city that Henry George
polled, there will be no doubt about the
result.
Mobile Register DEM: Mr. Cleveland
e 81 fhan bic IIo will N
the element outside of Democracy which
voted for him in 1894. and which we doubt
not secured his election, and will draw still
more largely from that floating popula-
ton which before 1884 usually voted with
the Republican patty in national elections.
Pittsburg Dispatch Qnd): Mr. Gamer
on might get the solid support Of the Penn =
sylvania delegation given him rs compli-
ment, but there are few who would
seriously consider it as anything else, for
it is not likely that the people of the state
would rally around the Cameron flag very
enthusiastically only six years after boiling
popular ticket merely because II was
backed by the Cameron influence.
New York Sun Dem): Cleveland has
tried his best in his own way. and what
has been the result He has made Indiana
Republican state, almost won Virginia
back TO the Republicans. let the Demo
crats in the Forty ninth congress waste the
session in aimless chickering's. cut down the
Democratic majority in the Fifteenth con
gress. smashed the Democratic party in
Illinois and Ohio. weakened Il in New
Jersey and West Virginia, strengthened 1t
no where save with the Mugwumps OF
Massachusetts, And vet he hopes for q
denomination
Wichita eagle., 1887-04-22
SILK CULTURE.

Dr. Chas Williamson, formerly resi-
dent of Atchison, now living at Washing
ton, Kansas, is in the city today. The
last legislature appropriated $13, 900 for q
silk mandatory in Kansas, and Dr..
Williamson is one of the three commits
sioners appointed to locate 1t. The COM
missioners recently located it at Peabody,
that place having donated ten acres of
ground for the building At the same
time the contract for the erection of the
mandatory was let, conditioned that the
work must be completed inside Of forty
days.
So far the experiments in silk culture in
Kansas have resulted most satisfactorily,
but they have been upon a limited scale.
The MennOnites seem to understand the
subject best, and their efforts have proved
eminently satisfactory A few amateurs
have engaged in the business. aud have
been astonished at their own success The
location of the mandatory in section
where the Mennonites are largely repre-
sented will give an impetus to branch OF
production that promises to be very profit
able.-Atchison Patriot.
Wichita eagle., 1887-04-22
BELMONT BUBBLES.

To the Editor Of the Daily Eagle.
Belmont, like all other towns in Kansas,
is booming. Quite number were present
at the marriage of Mr.. Whitney and Mrs.
Maston at the latter's house A few even
ings ago there was surprise party at Mr..
Pete Wilson's, and the evening passed
away very pleasantly by those present.
Miss Ethel Taylor, of Wichita, is visiting
at her grandpa's, Mr. Jack Turner's. The
members Of the band have received
new music and are practicing with renewed
energy and are improving all the time.
The Union sunday school has reorgan-
lied and is progressing finely. The Off
GERS and teachers are as follows: Mr. Gran
ger, supt; Mr.. Baker, asst; Miss leila G..
Turner, Sec and treas Mr.. Frank Elliott,
lib. Mrs Forgy, chorister, the teachers be-
ing Mrs. Wilson, Miss Sarah Sulcet,
Messrs. Elliott, Richardson, Vandolah and
Yeager.
Mr.. Granger, who has been very sick,
we are pleased to see up.
Mr.. j. Brown is not 50 well.
Mrs. Booze is slowing improving.
Little Nora Elliott, who has had her limb
broken, is better now
Mr.. William Turner spent several days
of last week with his friends in Wichita
most of the time with his girl
Rev. Rowe, being called away from
home Unexpectedly, was absent his last ap-
pointment here, but is expected bis next
one
We find the New Murdoch Herald has
come out with flying colors; may it pros
per and live long.
Mr.. John Starr is home from Murdoch.
We welcome him back among us.
The rain of the last week has brought
the leaves, and the corn and oats will soon
be up and the farmers are looking quite
happy over it.
The Sons of Veterans are requested to
meet to organize at the Belmont hall Thurs
day niqh hit, April 81.
We are glad to learn that Belmont will
soon be built up with some more business
houses. Now AND THEN
Wichita eagle., 1887-04-22
AT DENVER.

4 special dispatch from Denver to the
Globe Democrat says that Jay Gould and
S. II. II. Clark Of the Missouri Pacific rail
road, and Sidney Dillon, president of the
Denver,- Texas & Fort Worth railway.
arrived here at 4 o'clock this afternoon and
left again this evening for the East. They
spent last night at Pueblo. Their coming
was in the interest of the extreme western
extention of the Missouri Pacific, and
their proposed connection with the Denver,
Texas Is Fort Worth road. Jay Gould
said to reporter this evening that the Ness
City branch of the Missouri Pacific was
being built westward at the rate Of two
miles per day. This branch is to con
meet with the Denver, Texas & Gulf
road at Granger, twelve miles from Colo
RADIO Springs, and trains are to run into
Denver over this line